The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-08-20

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down and died.
The colored camp-meeting at this plac
broke up on Tuesday morning. The ATTENDANCE
on Sunday quite large and the receipts from
the fve-cent admissions amounted to a consider
| able sum. Rev. E. w. Scott who had charge O
the camp, is an indefatigable worker and goot
man to manage anything of the kind.
1t is stated that not one Towsontown law
yer could be found who was willing to accept tn,
| Prohibition nomination for States Attorney. TIL,
committee had to 60 to the Belt and there selec
| Mr.. Henry Shrk, Jr., who had already been nom
mated for the House of Delegates, and who finally
with much reluctance, consented to the change.
In its account of the independent Demo
| cratic meeting in Baltimore last Saturday the
Sunday American mixed up those who attended
so badly that it was next to impossible to tel
who they were or where they were from. We
hope the gentlemen are not so inextricably "mixed
| as the newspaper report of their proceedings was
| Mr.. j. Pearce Richardson, formerly of My
| Lady's Manor, Baltimore county, who is now To-
| Gated at Melbourne, Australia, will accept oul
thanks for late papers from that city. He wa;
formerly local agent here for the Walter A. Wood
Manufacturing Company, and went to Australia
about year ago in the interest of the same CON-
pany.
| Mr.. William Lorman Roberts, Baltimore
stock broker, has failed and disappeared from his
office about week ago, since which time nothing
is known of his movements. Mr.. Roberts held a
| mortgage on the estate of the late Mrs. M. A.
Sheaiey, of Towsontown,, and when it was sold
bought in portion of the property and has since
| held it.
The Towson baseball CLUB played a game
here on Saturday afternoon last with the Stock
Exchange nine from BaltimoEe and beat them .. 6y
ing we'll together and is playing good ball. AT
Oriole Park Tuesday afternoon our club met the
Baltimore Postofice Browns and were defeated by
score of 10 to s. -
-Land in the town of Glyndon, 4th district,
which is assessed for $40, is now selling at 5000
per acre, and the tendency is still upwards. The
land of hundreds of farmers in Baltimore county
is assessed for more than it would fetch under the
hammer to-day. There is a manifest injustice in
this that a new constitution something else
ought to remedy.
On Thursday evening last the San Domingo
Democratic Club, of the 18th district, paid sur
prise visit to Mr.. George Morgan, the Democratic
nominee for County Treasurer. They drove down
in a large coach drawn by eight white horses, and
had band Of music with them. MIR. Morgan
made a neat speech of welcome and entertained
his friends very handsomely.
The next fair of our Agricultural Society
commences on Tuesday, September 9th, and very
little time now remains to prepare for it. The
people of the county should strive to make these
fairs successful not only by having exhibits there,
fair is a pleasant annual union and for that
reason alone is always enjoyable.
Michael Queen, highly respected colored
man of the 18th district died on Thursday last, of
heart disease, aged so years. He had been in the
employ of the Philadelphia, Wilmington BALTIC.
R. r. Company ever since the road was built, and
for few years past had been aagman at the North
Point crossing. He was member of ST. Joseph's
Catholic Church, from whence his funeral will take
place this morning.
-Four gentlemen from Towsontown went
down to Colchester on Thursday, on a fishing ex
petition. The water was so rough that two of
them were dreadfully sea-sick, another was afraid
to leave the shore, that only one was left to do
the fishing. They caught eleven dozen of perch
and say they could have brought home ten times
as many had the conditions been favorable, as the
fish were biting beautifully.
"A few nights ago county officer Miller, of
the 18th district, arrested E. P. Duffy, reporter
of the Baltimore Sun, upon the charge of disor-
derby conduct and using profane language. Mr..
Duffy was taken before Justice Hevern, who dis
missed the charge. Now, the idea of a newspaper
reporter being guilty of disorderly conduct and
using profane language! Why the absurdity of the
thing will strike any one at once.
A very enjoyable "calico party" was held
at Wheeler & Wilson's pavilion, Rocks of Deer
Creek, on Friday evening of last week, which was
largely attended by ladies and gentlemen from
My Lady's Manor, Baltimore, Towsontown and
the surrounding country. Messrs. Howard Scarf,
Harry Butler, Walter STREET. and VIM. Ady, COM
mttee, discharged their duties most satisfactorily.
Lyle's band of Belair furnished the music.
"A very fine young horse belonging to Mr..
Robert Whiteford, of the 18th district, which had
been in the hands of Joe France, at the Timoni-
UNI track for some time, died few days ago.
The horse raised by Mr.. William Roberts, of
CIermont Mills, Hartford county, and promised 90
be very fast Another colt raised by Mr.. Roberts,
and sold at the same time this horse was, lately
changed hands in New York at very long figures.
Albert Mcclure, formerly of Summerfeld,
Baltimore county, who engaged in business at
Bynum Station, Maryland Central railroad, and
who mysteriously disappeared about year ago,
has returned to his family, who moved back to
Summerfeld after he went off. 1t is said that Mr..
Mcclure, who was financially embarrassed, went
West to better his condition, but having failed to
secure remuneratve employment, returned to his
home.
The people of the Northern Belt are again
complaining very much of the wretched sanitary
condition of that section, which seems to be en-
tirey neglected by the sanitary officer who has
charge of the division west of Charles street.
Weeds and filth are allowed to accumulate on the
vacant lots and elsewhere and the people are
growing uneasy for fear of sickness. 1t appears
that much of the money spent by the county in
sanitary measures is absolutely thrown away.
This should not De.
Meeting of the School Board.-A regular
meeting of the county School Board was held on
Tuesday the president, Mr. Oregon R. Benson, in
the chair, and Mr.. 7. c. Bruf, secretary:
Application for new school house, by j. w.
Sheppard to be located in the 10th district, on or
near the road leading from st. James to Phoenix,
was referred to the Committee on School houses.
Moses Green was appointed trustee of School z,
10th district, vice Scott Dence, and Michael
O'Hara appointed trustee of School g, Sth
district, vice John Knapp, resigned.
The Board confirmed contracts made by the
local trustees with new teachers, as follows Ar
thur Crommer, School 4, and Mary f. Kessler,
School 8, Sth district Charles R. Bussey, School
l, and VIM. II. Hendricks, School 7, 9TH district
| Verde c. Jean, School 5, and Laura P. Todd,
School IL, 9th district; George S. Scott, School
3, and VIM. B. Upman, School A, LIST district
Levin Mitchell, School s, 9Th district John B.
Heisse, School 1, I'd district; Annie L. Bosley,
| School 6, 18th district; F. D. Ensor, School l,
4th district; Margaret NJ. Robinson, School IL,
18th district and VIM. II. Wilhelm, School l, 10th
district.
The following assistant teachers were appoint
| ed: Rhoda Schumacher, School TO- LIST district,
| vice Margaret Watson, resigned Mary Kava-
naugh School 3, LIST district, vice George s. Scott
promoted, and Emma Bull, School 1, 9th district
| vice Mary Sherwood, promoted.
An application for the purchase of the old school
house at Providence, east of Towsontown, was
referred to the committee ON school houses. An
application for the erection of new school house
at Wavery, 9th district for colored children, was
referred to John P. Clark, with power to act.
An application from Schumacher & Harris, con.
tractors for building the school house at Calverton
for an extension of time from August 18th to Sep.
TENDER 18th, was granted.
Jacob Shamberger was authorized to put an ad.
diton, at small cost, to the school house at Beck
| leysvile.
| Certificates of scholarship were awarded to the
following pupils, who took the teachers annual
examination, those residing in Baltimore county
being recommended for a course in the State Nor.
NAL School: Edgar A. Mitchell, A. A. Armacost
| Charles C. Bush, N. Walter Ease, Bessie STREET.
Lille Conrey, Ella German, Mamie Watson, Nellie
Logan, Laura V. Correa, Mary Bayne, Emma
| johnson, Cora German and Jennie Pilsbury. The
| percentage ranged from SO 40 to IS 90 out o.
a possible 100, in the order named. Edgar Nit
chell having made the highest average-SS 40
secured the Cunningham gold medal. He wai
| pupil of Govanstown public school, Prof B. G
! Reed, principal.
| The public schools will open September 9Th
There will be no vacation for attendance at thu
County Fair.
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